October 8, 2012

A Mickey Mouse Birthday

As I told you last week, Saturday was my son's third birthday. I can't believe my "baby" is three! For lots of reasons, he is most likely my last, and I am trying so hard to cherish every moment with him!

We didn't have "parties" this year, just family celebrations, so for Drew's birthday, I focused on two things: the birthday shirt and the cake.

First, I made this cute shirt for my son, using freezer paper as a stencil. If you've never done it, Ashley at Make It and Love It has a great tutorial here.

I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut out the shape, then used regular old craft paint mixed with a fabric medium (from the craft store) to paint the design onto the shirt. I need to give a shout out to Cheryl from That's What Che Said for the instructions on making the perfect Mickey Head shape. It came out great!

I also got the shirt on clearance at Target- now's a good time to stock up if you like to decorate your own shirts!

I also made a cute cake for my son. He requested a Mickey Mouse cake. A few years ago, I made this one for my daughter's birthday.

While I think it turned out pretty cute, it was very time-consuming. I was a little more pressed for time this year, so when I saw this cute cake, I knew I had my inspiration.

I normally use fondant for decorating things like this, but also for lack of time, I decided to try out Wilton's sugar sheets.

No, I was not compensated-- I just wanted to try them. Let me tell you, they worked great! They are soft and flexible, and you can make any decoration out there! I used a pencil to draw the shapes I needed on the backing, then cut out my decorations and plopped them right on top of my buttercream. The only thing I need to tell you is to make sure you draw any letters backward. The shiny part of the sugar sheets goes down onto the cake.

Anyway, this is what I came up with:

I used two 9 inch layers for the body of the cake, and two 4 inch glass bowls for the ears. I used two cake mixes and it was perfect!

As far as the taste- once the sugar sheets sit on the cake for a few hours, it softens up and is easy to eat. It really has no taste, so it blended perfectly with the cake. I'd definitely use them again!

I did make a whole wall full of Mickey-colored circle garland strips, but when I got home from The Glitter Academy at 11:30 pm, they were all tangled up! I tried untangling them, and managed to get only two untangled in 45 minutes. I gave up and threw them in the trash :( That's what happens when you leave your decorations out where three children can reach them.

Thanks for stopping by today- I hope you enjoyed our little Mickey family party. I'm linking this up to the following;